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GAMEHOTEL has received praise from specialized and mainstream media.

"Moments of rare cultural insight. Refreshing and exuberant!" (Edge Magazine, London)

"The place where you discover tomorrow's games and digital heroes." (Télérama, Paris)

"A much-needed counter-balance to the industry's play-it-safe agenda." (Xbox Nation, San Francisco)

"Relaxing atmosphere, cheerfully designed!" (Famitsu Magazine, Tokyo)

"Crawling with hot game designers. A slick stage presentation and interview extravaganza ... impressive." (Kotaku)

"A celebration of video gaming as it relates to pop culture at large!" (Gamasutra, San Francisco)

"A groundbreaking gaming lifestyle event that puts games on the public radar." (German National TV ZDF)

"Some of the most innovative people in games - a success." (Gamespot, San Francisco)

"A great evening on digital pop culture." (Libération, Paris) more

GAME CHANGER. Season Nine's new series.

GAMEHOTEL THINK TANK. The Future of Interactive Entertainment. more

GAMEHOTEL PARIS. New edition of the legendary Paris Extravaganza.

GAMEHOTEL & GAMEPROMENADE ZURICH.

GAMEHOTEL 'BOSS SUITE' COLOGNE. A summer night rooftop party and talk-show extravaganza at Gamescom Cologne, featuring a roster of heavy hitters from the global interactive entertainment industry. more

GAMEHOTEL 'FUTURE MOVES II'. An electrifying two-day event featuring the thrilling Grand Game Battle, a top-notch congress, and another edition of the legendary live show with some of the world's most respected game designers. more

GAMEHOTEL 'GAMING INTO LIFE'. A world-class lineup of game visionaries spotlights the power of interactive entertainment, as GAMEHOTEL swaps the familiar Silicon Valley and Paris venues for the vibrant feel of one of Europe's most thriving club environments. more

GAMEHOTEL 'JAPAN UNLIMITED'. Celebrated Japanese game creators make their first public appearances in Europe as another exuberant GAMEHOTEL show explores promising threads of innovation and creativity in interactive entertainment. more

GAMEHOTEL 'FUTURE MOVES'. Extreme hover board racing, stylish kung fu moves, and novel control systems - visionary game creators from Europe and the US offer a glimpse into the rich future of interactive entertainment. more

GAMEHOTEL 'GDC CALIFORNIA'. From high-profile game creators to Asia's wildest urban toy designers and MTV Award-winning music video directors - all come together as GAMEHOTEL's flagship event premiers at the world's largest game development convention. more

GAMEHOTEL 'GAMING INTO LIFE II'. Thousands of game aficionados and broad audiences flock to the two-day festival featuring another flagship live show with world-class designers, a vibrant expo, and a top-notch congress. more

GAMEHOTEL 'PARIS EXTRAVAGANZA'. With a stellar line-up of hand-picked guests from the international games and digital pop culture scenes, GAMEHOTEL kicks off in Paris with an exuberant event to an enthusiastic audience. more

Leading game developers, top game industry executives, hot innovators from design, music, and film - GAMEHOTEL plays host to high-profile guests:

Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Mark Healey, Alex Rigopulos, Phil Harrison, Cevat Yerli, Jade Raymond, Patrice Desilets, Masaya Matsuura, David Cage, Keiichi Yano, Keita Takahashi, Mathieu Castelli, Will Wright, Matias Myllyrinne, Neil Young, Alan Yu, H5, Doug Church, Peter Molyneux, Julien Merceron, Chris Hecker, Gareth Wilson, Adrian Hon, Petri Purho, Ru Weerasuriya, Tom Söderlund, Devilrobots, FuriFuri, Brothersfree, Steven Poole, David Choquet, and many more. more

Exclusive urban vinyls and cool tees by leading toy designers and graphic artists.

Limited edition designer toys, created by GAMEHOTEL guests FuriFuri, and exclusive orange series tees, featuring logo design by Superdeux, are sold out.

Fresh Season Seven collectables will be available soon.

GAMEHOTEL DESIGNER TOY SHOWCASE

GAMEHOTEL's popular Designer Toy Showcase features a dazzling selection of some of the wildest urban vinyl figures from the likes of Brothersfree, Michael Lau, Koji Takeuchi, FuriFuri, Devilrobots, and many more, some of which are shown for the first time outside Asia during GAMEHOTEL events.

The sheer amount of detail in Brothersfree's Brothersworker series, the fluidity, elegance, and style of Koji Takeuchi's Cosmouse and Sci-Fi heroes, the viral quality of FuriFuri's Electronic Virus series, Devilrobot's delicious To-Fu figure universe, Semper Fi's intoxicating Rolitoboy, or Superdeux's cute S&M Stereotype series - all are major attractions as GAMEHOTEL audiences discover the highly inspirational designer toy movement with its own culture, rivalries, and heroes.

Discover a selection of images from GAMEHOTEL's Designer Toy Showcases in Paris and San Jose, set up in collaboration with the San Francisco branch of leading designer toy store Kidrobot, and up-and-coming retailer Artoyz.

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